St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-10
He May Resign the Gavel to
Direct the Ways and Means
Committee.
The Great International Med
20 20 ical Congress Will End
80 80 To-Day.
Col. Lamont Returns to Work
o General Washington
g Intelligence.

in explaining his position in the Thoebe
contest, said last night:
don't want to try the case In the newspa-
pers or talk about 1t for publication, but there
is such singular misapprehension In regard
to 1t that 1t Is not Improper, suppose, for me
pie reason that 1t was not necessary for me
to do SO. THE contestant, in his notice,
charged fraud and irregularities in almost
every precinct In the district, but when he
came to his evidence he did not even attempt
to prove anything except that there were
four illegal votes cast for me in one precinct
in Covington, and do not think the evil
dence is sufficient to show that these four
ing that they were, 1t makes no difference in
the result, as my majority was SIS. OF
course there was no reason why l should
take testimony. The. charges that intend
to rely upon some legal technically, and that
] ask an extension of time to take testimony,
are preposterous. The law allowed me all
time necessary II wanted avail myself of 1t.
Certainly would not accept a seat in the
house If my right to it could be sustained
only by relying upon q technicality, and so
far from relying Upon any such ground, do
not even intend to employ an attorney or
submit any argument to the committee of the
my opponents have made it up, and upon
that they can decide the case without inter-
ference from me.
MIR. cARLIsLE's ACTION,
and the position taken by the eX-speaker
of the house, in the Theebe contest, as
outlined in published interview, Is re-
.garded by all Democrats, and by many
Republicans here, as dignified and con-
sistent, and as indicating firm reliance
in the justice of his claim to the seat.
Democrats say that his course and con-
duct IN this matter is in keeping with
the character of the man, who is willing
fD IN until
of a technical plea, and who is perfectly
content to let his opponent present all
the proof he can find; and then step
down and out, if he can procure enough
to convince his fellow representatives
in congress that he procured his seat by
wrOng-doing. In this connection it may
be mentioned that the only contested
election case, furnishing a parallel to
the Theebe-CarliSle contest, and which
also furnishes precedent for Mr.. Car
isles guidance, should he be reelected
speaker, occurred in the Twenty eighth
congress, when John Minor Bolts con-
tested the election Of John b. Jones; Of
Virginia. Mr.. Jones was elected
speaker of the house by his party ma
| 4sss and he appointed all the commit
EXCEPT THAT ON ELECTIONS.
. Instead of appointing that committee,
Speaker Jones called one of the Demo-
cratic members to preside, and, taking
the floor, asked permission to make a
personal explanation. He stated that
his seat was contested by the gentleman
who had run against him at the late
election, and that as the committee on
elections would have to determine the
case, he was not willing to appoint that
committee. He asked the house to
4nly %1,Ax afN Tor ftc Do al nj
members to constitute the committee on
elections. After Speaker Jones had
concluded his statement, several mo-
tiOns were made, but one to the effect
that the member whom Mr.. Jones had
called to the chair. then acting speaker,
be authorized to appoint the election
committee was carried. The committee
was appointed by the acting speaker,
and that committee heard and deter
mined the contest. If Mr.. Carlisle is a
candidate next winter and is reelected
speaker, he will then find himself in
situation similar to that in which Mr..
Jones was placed, and the impression
prevails here that Mr.. Carlisle viii do
the house to appoint the committee on
elections.
NOT To BE SPEAKER.
LII Cdu NC SVdtSu upUi SUOu tutilUIISy
that the friends of ex-Speaker Carlisle
in the next congress have been seriously
considering with him the..advisability Of
not allowing his name to go before the
democratic caucus as candidate for
speaker, but to put some one of their
number forward Tor that position and to
make Mr.. Carlisle chairman of the ways
and means committee. This matter
was discussed with the president while
Mr.. Carlisle was at Oak View this week
in connection with the tariff question.
Many tariff reformers think that If Mr..
Carlisle can be Induced to believe that
his assuming the craftsmanship of that
important house committee would lead
to or bring about harmony on this vexed
question, he would forget his personal
ambition and accept. What conclusion
has been reached will not develop until
much later as general interchange of
view both by letter and personal inter
views will now take place among the
members of the incoming tcongress,
which is composed of many new mem